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FetusUnborn baby in the mothers womb.
Follicle
Pronounced - fol-ih-kul
The tiny shaft in the skin through which a hair grows (the root of an individual hair), and sebum is excreted from sebaceous glands to the surface of the skin.
Fungi
Fungi (plural - more than one) - fungus (singular - one).
Single-celled or multicellular organisms. A fungus is a primitive plant. Fungi can be found in air, in soil, on plants, and in water. Millions of different types of fungi exist on Earth. The most familiar are mushrooms, yeast, mold, and mildew, a group of organisms lacking in chlorophyll, (green plant enzyme, essential for photosynthesis). Fungi can be either opportunistic pathogens that cause infections in immunocompromised persons (including cancer patients, transplant recipients, and people with AIDS) or pathogens that cause infections in healthy persons. Fungi are also used for the development of antibiotics, antitoxins, and other drugs used to control various human diseases. More about Fungi
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